ELT Science in Light of JWST

Scientific Rationale

The Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) will be the premier ground-based optical-infrared facilities from the 2030s onward. These telescopes will provide diffraction-limited spatial resolution, unrivaled from the ground or space, as well as sensitivity commensurate with their large apertures. The experience of the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes coupled with ground based 8-10m telescopes demonstrates the power of combining these capabilities to carry out unprecedented, complementary, and even unexpected science. The recent breakthroughs brought by JWST are no exceptions, and we expect to see many more exciting developments in coming decades through multiple future space missions that many institutes in the Asia and Pacific region are leading and participating in. The upcoming ELTs will be the ideal complement to such space missions as well as JWST. The goal of this series of conferences is to review and highlight recent JWST discoveries and study their implications for the science operations of ELTs and planning of their instrumentation and user services. This is also an excellent opportunity to study the strategic synergies between the ELTs and future space missions. The conferences will cover all areas of astronomy and are open to observers, instrument builders, and theorists. In order to maximize participation and minimize travel time and carbon footprint, the series of conferences will consist of three coordinated events. This will be the second event to be held at Tohoku University in Japan, after the first conference in UCLA in the US. The third one will be held in Europe. 

Code of Conduct:

We are committed to making this workshop productive and enjoyable for everyone, regardless of (alphabetically) age, career status, cultural background, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, nationality, physical appearance, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and family status. We will not tolerate the harassment of participants in any form. Please follow these guidelines:

• Behave professionally. Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other attendees.

• Harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary comments or jokes are not appropriate. Harassment includes sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, sexual attention or innuendo, deliberate intimidation, stalking, and photography or recording of an individual without consent. It also includes offensive comments related to gender, sexual orientation, age, career status, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, family situation, nationality, or religion.

• Professional, courteous, and polite attitudes are highly appreciated.

All the attendees of the workshop are responsible for keeping a comfortable environment for everybody. The organizers take the charge throughout the workshop. Please do not hesitate to contact by emailing eltsjwst -at- astr.tohoku.ac.jp if the participants believe that they have witnessed or been negatively impacted by a possible violation of the Code of Conduct. Participants asked to stop any inappropriate behavior are expected to comply immediately. Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave the event at the sole discretion of the organizers.

Sponsors

• Tohoku University (Graduate School of Science, Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences)

• Tohoku Initiative for Fostering Global Researchers for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TI-FRIS)

• Korean Astronomy & Space Science Institute

• Foundation for Promotion of Astronomy

• NAOJ Research Coordination Committee, NINS (NAOJ-RCC-2401-0203)

• NAOJ TMT project

• Sendai Tourism, Convention and International Association (SenTIA)